Title :
Torque Ripple Reduction in Three-Phase Switched Reluctance Motors
Author :
Wallace, R.S. ; Taylor, D.G.
Author_Institution :
Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Electrical Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0250
Abstract :
The influence of two control methods on torque ripple in a three-phase switched reluctance (SR) motor is investigated using a ripple index based on peak speed fluctuations. Torque ripple is reduced by a current-tracking control method in which the desired stator currents are computed using a linearizing and decoupling transformation (LDT). At low speeds, even with an inexpensive switching amplifier, LDT control can reduce speed fluctuations by a factor of two. This may offer an advantage in direct-drive applications.
Keywords :
Commutation; Permanent magnet motors; Reluctance motors; Rotors; Servomechanisms; Servomotors; Stators; Strontium; Torque control; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
American Control Conference, 1990
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA